Newsbreak

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - "Healthy rivers allow for a healthy nation." This is the theme at the heart of the Clear Rivers Campaign run by the Department of Water and Sanitation for the month of July. The aim of the campaign is to encourage South Africans to become actively involved in ensuring that rivers are free of pollution. According to Department spo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Prominent Durban businessman, Mohammed Randeree has died after being shot in the in the abdomen during an alleged house robbery on Saturday. The forty-two-year-old and his family were held at gunpoint by two suspects at their Sherwood home, west of Durban. Randeree is the son of fashion tycoon, Hassim Randeree. Police spokesperso...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Meanwhile, Chairperson for the Durban Islamic Burial Council and the United Clothing and Textile Association - Ahmed Parouk says the death of Mohammed Randeree is a devastating blow to the clothing industry.....

SABC News and Current Affairs — Hundreds of subsistence fishermen have taken part in a march along Durban's beach front to oppose exploration for oil and gas along the KwaZulu-Natal coastline. They fear that it might either kill marine life or interfere with migratory patterns. At the same time they are calling for traditional fishing spots along the beach front and in the port to be re-opened. Kw...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Matthew Veeran - KwaZulu-Natal fisherfolk will unite at Durban's beach promenade tomorrow morning in a walk to highlight the growing concerns of those who rely on Durban's oceans. The walk, hosted in conjunction with KwaZulu-Natal Subsistence Fishermen's Forum and the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance begins at 8am. A number of fac...

SABC News and Current Affairs — Three more people have died as fresh protests erupted in India's tea-growing Darjeeling Hills over the weekend. Ethnic violence has wiped out the harvest of the world's most expensive tea, disrupted supplies to European buyers and sent blenders scrambling for substitutes to match its fabled flavour. Our South Asian correspondent Rana Senn reports...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Disaster relief organisation, Gift of Givers is expected to commence an intervention that will repair and rebuild homes destroyed in the devastating Knysna fires. About 1070 houses were damaged, of these, around 700 in poorer communities were uninsured. The housing project will further source local labour to support and prior...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Six people were killed and one critically injured after a crash near Phoenix, north of Durban at the weekend. It's alleged that one of the vehicles was reversing onto the R102 off-ramp when the high-impact collision occurred. Three females and two males aged between twenty-five and forty years died at the scene while a 15 yea...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Maya Jagjivan - The eThekwini Municipality disaster management team has confirmed that approximately one-hundred and 15 informal dwellings were destroyed and at least one-hundred and 73 people displaced in the fire that broke out at Kennedy Road in Durban. Investigations are still underway as to what caused the fire on Sunday night. Fortunatel...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - Analysis on the ANC's 5th National Policy Conference with political analyst, Dumisani Hlope from the UNISA School of Governance

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Maya Jagjivan - As South African medical schools are dealing with an increased intake of students, there's a dire need for more cadavers for training and research purposes. This has emerged at the opening at the International Conference on Plastination in Durban. Plastination is a technique used to preserve bodies or body parts. The conference...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - In the latest attempt to combat the high levels of crime in Phoenix, north of Durban, police have joined forces with organisations to launch the Religious Leaders Forum. Moulana Mohamed Tariq of the Phoenix Islamic Forum says hijackings and house robberies occur on a daily basis and they are also battling with the drug scourge. H...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - The stigma attached to workplace stress and anxiety often results in many employees not seeking the relevant help in dealing with their mental health. That's according Durban-based clinical psychologist Hameeda Bassa-Suleman. During Corporate Wellness Week this week - the death of SABC journalist Suna Venter is being highl...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Hoosen Ebrahim - Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception AND build on the hard earned freedom and democracy that South Africa fought for. This is according to the South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF). They say that the increasing intimidation of journalists in recent weeks - especially after the death of Su...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producers, Matthew Veeran, Hoosen Ebrahim and Salma Patel - SABC has terminated the contract of Lotus FM presenter Ravi Govender. Here is the full interview with all sides as broadcast this morning. Newsbreak spoke to SABC spokesperson Kaiser Kganyago and the President's son, Edward Zuma.......

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Rachel Vadi - Police are still searching for six suspects that attempted to rob a cargo terminal at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg at the weekend. One suspect died and another was seriously injured in a shoot out with police after they fled the scene. National police spokesperson, Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo says improved airpo...

SABC News and Current Affairs — India's biggest tax reform since its independence 70 years ago came into effect at the weekend. Celebrations rang out and markets showered customers with discounts but only to realize the step will push up the cost of food, education, healthcare and travel and drive many into bankruptcy. Rana Sen reports.......

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - A 48-year-old man remains in a serious condition after he was shot by his neighbour, who is a Metro police officer. It's alleged the 35-year-old officer shot the victim in Dawncrest in Verulam, north of Durban last week, after an altercation over a plastic packet lying on the road. The suspect fled the scene but was later arr...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Give a boy an orange peel and he'll create petroleum. That's not a proverb, it's a science project created by grade eleven Star College pupil, Ryan Ramiah. The 16-year-old Chatsworth resident and his teammate - Saanthin Perumal, recently won a silver medal when they were chosen to represent South Africa at the Genius Olympiad...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - The newly formed Chatsworth and Districts Volleyball Association (CDVA) is seeking to revive the sport in the Chatsworth community, south of Durban. CDVA President, Ajith Maganlal says the sport, which gave rise to legends such as Pridy Pillay and Lawrence Naidoo in the 1980's and 1990's has been slowly dying. Maganlal says t...

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SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Talk Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad - Recent video footage of a shop assistant and a customer in a heated exchange went viral on Facebook. But, how far is too far when choosing to expose bad service online? What are your rights as a consumer? And, what are your rights as a service provider when accosted by a consumer? Could the situation have been handl...

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Prabashini Moodley - At just fifteen, she's already played at three international golf tournaments. Crawford College teenager - Kaiyuree Moodley has just returned from representing South Africa at the Ciputra World Junior Golf Championship in Jakarta where she was placed 13th in the girls 15 to 17-year-old category. The tournament brings toget...

SABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad and the Talk team - here is the pastcast of the Mother's Day Talk show broadcast on the 14th May 2017.

SABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Maya Jagjivan - In the midst of a recession, could digital currency be the investment answer that South Africans are looking for? Advocates of Bitcoin are on a drive to raise awareness about how the currency works, and the benefits to citizens amid high food and fuel prices. Spokesperson Jacques Sassin says Bitcoin transactions take place dire...